Terms
- Poll Tax
- Majority Voting System
- Proportional Representation
- Gerrymandering
- Electoral College
- Australian Ballot
- Initiative
- Political Action Committee
- Issue Advocacy
- Open Primary
Purpose of elections
- connection
- public policy
- control
Direct vs Indirect Elections
The US Constitutional System
- autonomous branches
The Texas Constitutional System
- Jacksonianism
Types of Elections
- primary
- general
- presidential
- congressional
- state
- local
Criteria for Winning
- winner take all
- super majority, majority, plurality
- proportional representation
Regulating the Process
- The Electorate
-- Suffrage
---gradial expansion
---attempts to restrict (white primary, literacy tests etc...)
- drawing districts
- apportionment
Voter Turnout
- Aggregate measures
-- why the recent reduction?
- Individual voting
-- why do people vote? Is votign rational?
-- how do voters decide?
Campaigns
- The Professional Campaign
Candidate Support v. Issue Advocacy
Finance
- Donors
- Hard v Soft Money
- Constitutional Issues
-- Equality v Liberty
Terms
- Poll Tax
- Majority Voting System
- Proportional Representation
- Gerrymandering
- Electoral College
- Australian Ballot
- Initiative
- Political Action Committee
- Issue Advocacy
- Open Primary
Purpose of elections
- connection
- public policy
- control
Direct vs Indirect Elections
The US Constitutional System
- autonomous branches
The Texas Constitutional System
- Jacksonianism
Types of Elections
- primary
- general
- presidential
- congressional
- state
- local
Criteria for Winning
- winner take all
- super majority, majority, plurality
- proportional representation
Regulating the Process
- The Electorate
-- Suffrage
---gradial expansion
---attempts to restrict (white primary, literacy tests etc...)
- drawing districts
- apportionment
Voter Turnout
- Aggregate measures
-- why the recent reduction?
- Individual voting
-- why do people vote? Is votign rational?
-- how do voters decide?
Campaigns
- The Professional Campaign
Candidate Support v. Issue Advocacy
Finance
- Donors
- Hard v Soft Money
- Constitutional Issues
-- Equality v Liberty
Early Elections
Critical Elections
- 1800
- 1828
- 1860
- 1896
- 1932
- 1968
Recent Elections
- 1980
- 1992
- 2000
- 2004
- 2006